used humorously in modern English when talking about people who follow rules exactly when the rules are not very important胶柱鼓瑟;小题大做(现代英语中的幽默用语,调侃一些人一丝不苟地遵守着其实并不重要的规则)
You know what he's like about food - thou shalt not serve red wine with fish.你知道他对饮食的那些坚持吧——在吃鱼时千万不要佐以红酒!